lettuces
The plural of "lettuce" is lettuces.
Most English nouns form the plural by adding -s, and lettuce follows this rule.
Meaning: a plant with large green leaves eaten in salads (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with lettuces: the lettuces are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: lettuces'.
How do you pronounce it?
lettuce is pronounced /ˈlɛt.ɪs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
For the food, lettuce is often uncountable: some lettuce. Count whole plants as lettuces or heads of lettuce.
Did you know?
- Only a handful of English nouns still form the plural without -s, among them men, feet, teeth and children.
Examples in context
- I bought two lettuces at the market.Singular: I bought a lettuce at the market.
- Lettuces grow fast in spring.Singular: Lettuce grows fast in spring.
